Published in Web of Weeknotes·Nov 27, 2021Weeknote E8S2Since my last note, I intended to write both weekly notes and sprint notes. Turns out I’ve not managed either. This week I’ve stopped procrastinating on those things. I’m not sure if I’ll keep writing these personal notes if I’m doing the team notes. It’s been difficult to find space…Product Management4 min readProduct Management4 min read
Published in Web of Weeknotes·Oct 26, 2021Weeknote e7 s2Meaty What went well I’m starting to enjoy the job, to get a feel for what I need to do and beginning to see constraints more clearly. The inception sprint has progressed and the team’s first retrospective is tomorrow. This has been quite a stretch with half term and just cos it’s new…Product Management2 min readProduct Management2 min read
Published in Web of Weeknotes·Oct 18, 2021Weeknote E6 S2Big things. What went well I covered a few big things this week, sprint planning and a session to co-create a mission/ vision. I was fairly worried about getting both of these things right. Sprint planning, same old same old right? Not really, the team hadn’t stopped to consider the work for a…Product Management2 min readProduct Management2 min read
Published in Web of Weeknotes·Oct 12, 2021Weeknote E5 S2Keep on top of that — What went well I’ve been getting involved in recruitment, thinking about how I’ll work with a more multi-disciplinary team. Moving into week 5 I've been talking to people around the job in a more sensible way (usually) with a better idea of what we’re doing. This feels good. I’ve been able to talk…Product Management3 min readProduct Management3 min read
Published in Web of Weeknotes·Oct 4, 2021Weeknotes E4 S2What could have been better I hurt my back again. It’s really been impacting my mood and energy in and out of work. Commuting to West London is a real struggle. I hope things improve. The sore back meant I took a few days out of work and didn’t get all of the things done…3 min read3 min read
Published in Web of Weeknotes·Sep 27, 2021Weeknotes E3 S2A tough week. Third into the new role. I know stuff but it’s not enough , yet. What could have been better Let’s start with what wasn’t great, I was stressed about the backlog. Tyrannical worry meant I had an actual nightmare about the issues on the list. Not even my long list or rather…Product Management3 min readProduct Management3 min read
Published in Web of Weeknotes·Sep 17, 2021Weeknotes E2 S2Short note: too much to take in, nuggets, bombshells and other clichés. What went well I met with my cross government product manager buddy. I’ve got the feeling this will be invaluable, my buddy is a very experience person who offered loads of insight and asked the right questions. This prompted me to…Bombshell2 min readBombshell2 min read
Published in Web of Weeknotes·Sep 10, 2021Weeknote E1 S2What went well I started at The National Archives as Product Manager about a week ago. This is a big deal for me. I’ve been working towards getting a product job for a long time, as it happened more than one of these jobs came along at once. One in the charity sector…Archive3 min readArchive3 min read
Published in Web of Weeknotes·Aug 19, 2021Weeknote whatevsI haven’t written a weeknote in what feels like a very long time. I’ve missed it and gone to start a few but the time hasn’t been right. Writing these clears my head and helps me move forward. The gap where I haven’t written anything has felt weird. In the…Resignation3 min readResignation3 min read
Jul 9, 2021Ideas into user needs and on to tasksI’ve been working with the LocalGov Drupal team on workflow, content lifecycle and scheduling. This means the team have been examining ways for users of Drupal CMS to regulate content before it’s published, apply lifecycle management to existing content and schedule content to be published or unpublished. I felt it’s…Localgovdrupal8 min readLocalgovdrupal8 min read
